Governor DeSantis has announced his choice to succeed Marco Rubio in the US Senate, ending the wait.

Governor DeSantis has announced his choice to succeed Marco Rubio in the US Senate, ending the wait.

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Ashley Moody will shortly join the U.S. Senate after serving as the Cabinet of Florida.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has appointed Moody, the state's attorney general, to succeed U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who is expected to become President-elect Donald J. Trump's next secretary of state.

DeSantis announced the news during an Orlando press conference on Thursday.

As Trump relied largely on Sunshine State hires to staff his upcoming administration, the actions are the most recent in a series of seat-hopping among Florida Republicans.

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Moody has roots in the Florida legal system and has served as a state circuit court judge and federal prosecutor. In 2001, she received her law degree from the University of Florida. Former President Bill Clinton nominated her father, James Moody Jr., to serve as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

For example, when Trump lost the 2020 election to Biden, Moody's supported his legal challenges to the certification of election results in a few states.See more